Attachment for the handles of brooms and the like.



A. A. C. OHL. ATTACHMENT FOR THE HANDLES 0F BROOMS AND THE LIKE.

APPLICATION FILED 0CT.6. 1914.A

Patented Nov. 16, 1915.

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AUGUST AnoLF `ennemis OHL, 0F ALTONA, GERMANY.

ATTACHMENT roRlTrin ,HANDLEs or Bitooius is solaire.

specification of Letters Patent.

AND TI-IE LIKE. i

PatentedNov. 16,119,115.

Appncmimsie@Y october 6,1914. seriainaseaez?. i

To all `whom t may concern.'

Be 1t known that I, f AUGUST ADOLF CHARLES OHL, a subject of the German Emperor, and residing at Altona, 1n they Kingdom of Prussia, kin the German Empire, have inif'ented certain new and useful Improvements 1n Attachments fory the Handles of Brooms and the like, offwhichl the following is a specification. This invention relates to an attachment of handles or sticks of brooms and similar articles of which the main body is made of wood or similar material.

The object of the invention islto provide for easily and speedily attaching the handle or stick toy the body of a broom orthe like connecting ythe two parts in Zsuch manner, that they are `firmly held together and cannot be loosened by accident or unintention` all ttachments known heretofore have the' drawback that the handle must beforehand be lirmlyattached to a socket of special construction and that it requires some time before the appliance is ready for use. Moreover the attachment is not very firm and can easily become loosened while in use. The new device, forming the subject of thepresent invention does away with these drawbacks. The handle or stick is loosely inserted into a socket or tubular plug which may be held into the opening of the broom body and by a short twist of the handle and the closing of a clamp the connection is carriedout in a few seconds. The said plug is provided with movable claws that may project out laterally by rotating the handle, which is coupled to a spindle operatively connected with the claws by a suitable gearino'.

Figure l of the drawing is a section of a broom attached to a stick by means of the new device. Fig. 2 is a section drawn to the line 2&2 of Fig. l. Fig. 3 is an elevation of the tubular plug, and Fig. 4 is an end view of the same.

The plug consists of two disks a and b firmly connected together by screws c and attached to a socket a by any suitable means.

The lower disk b is provided with two parallel slots d in which slide claws e provided with rack teeth adapted to be engaged by a pinion f lirmly attached to the spindle g. The claws e are pointed at one end, as clearly7 shown in the drawing. The

upper end of the spindle g which is Vprevented from moving longitudinally by the pinion f being suitably incased in between the disks z and-b, projects from the disks. The projecting end it of the spindle is squared or otherwise formed prismatic and a plate It" which hasy a corresponding opening in its center may be secured in any suitable manner to the end of the broom handle. By way of example'the plate /t is provided with prongs m, that'are driven into the end of the handle z' This plate evidently the handle. Should-ity ybe desired to'lirmly secure the plate k to the handle z' the prongs m are fully driven into the timber. case it will be necessary to provide an opening at the end of the stick to allow the spindle g to project into the handle. When the prongs however are not fully driven into the wood, Fig. l there is no necessity of making such a hole in the stick.

The socket a is provided with a number of longitudinal slits so as to produce a clamp which lirmly holds the handle. In the construction shown a steel band o is adapted to embrace the upper slit part of the socket. Oneend of the steel band may be soldered or otherwise attached to the socket, a clasp or knuckle-lever-joint y? of known construction being used for closing the ends of the socket against the handle, the closure being carried out by turning the handle g from the position shown in Fig. l to that shown in Fig. 4. l

To connect a ystick or handle to the broom or the like, the stick, which at its end may be shaped to lit the socket is rst provided with the plate 7c whereupon it is inserted into the socket, in such way, that the plate 7c catches over the square part It of the spindle g. Before the joint or clasp ,fo is closed the plug a., b, a is inserted with the handle z' into the opening of the body of the broom whereupon `the stick 71 is rotated within the socket n, thus rotating the pinions f and driving the claws e into the wood of the broom. This done, the handle g is closed upon the band 0 thus closing the clasp. Evidently great force may be applied to the handle in rotating the same, and the consequence is, that the claws e are driven comparatively deep into the wood, thus obtaining a very lirm attachment. It is evident that the connection can be carried out in a for a short distance.

can be easily detached from In this ypleted. I claim:

l. Attachmentl like, comprising claws, guides on means to move the 'claws longitudinally with' respect to their dimensionandlaterally Jfrom the plug, such means being Yadaptedl to be operatedrby rotating4 the handle. ,Y i

2.' Attachment `for broom handles orcutlie like, comprising tubular plug,\ movable Claws, .guides en the @lees ,for the, claws, means to mjoye thel claws longitudinally, such means 1being,.fadapted to be operated by rotating the handle, aclampyorfirmly securing the tubular part of thel plugto the handle. y l 3. Attachment like, comprising -4a tubular'plug, a spindle rotatably journaled centrallyv in 'themend of the plug, slidabl'y mounted clawsy movable longitudinallygrgin the end of theplug and -f means to longitudinally move the claws by rotation of the spindle.

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for broom handles or l a tubular plug, movablel the plug for thev claws,l Aby the pinion,

nally whereby their ends plugs, said 'means be- Y for broomv` handles for the a, Attachments )for broem handles' or the like," comprising the plug, claws movable longitudinally in the end of the plug, a :spindle `and rack teeth i the spindle being shaped pr'isni'atic'al'ly at one end projecting to the tubularmpartofthe plug, aV plate adapted to be attached yto the end of the handle, and provided with an openingcor'responding to the crossise'ction of the prlsmatic end of the spindle.

. '5. An attachment "forbroom'handles 0r l the like, comprising. a tubular plug, movableV claws, transverseguides on the plug for the claws,- means to, move the claws longitudiwill project,V at right angles rojm the ing adapted to be operated byf'rotating the handle. Y Y

ruGusT-lnetr CHARLES-OHL',

Witnesses:V

EUGEMB HAUSEN, f JOAN BERTHQLDE FELDMANN.

a tubular plug, aV -Spindle, rotatably journaled centrally in the` end of pinion attached to the on the'claws engaged 

